General

Here you can find some general help with Understand.

Manuals for Understand
The latest Understand manual ships with Understand and can be accessed in the Help menu from within the tool. They can also be accessed below.  docs.sci...
Mon, 24 Feb, 2025 at 3:44 PM
System Requirements & Supported OSes
Memory & Space Requirements The latest versions of Understand takes about 600MB-1.1Gb of installation space, depending on the OS. We recommend 1GB of ...
Wed, 4 Feb, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Supported Languages
The following list provides a brief overview of the language versions and/or compilers supported: Ada: Understand supports Ada83, Ada95, Ada05 and Ada2...
Wed, 4 Feb, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Maximizing Performance on a Large Code Base
Analyzing very large code bases can place significant demands on system resources. The following best practices can help improve performance, reduce analysi...
Thu, 5 Feb, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Using Understand from the Command Line with Und
Many teams want to quickly generate Understand’s HTML reports and metrics as part of their regular build process or automate project creation in some other ...
Wed, 4 Feb, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Sales Brochures
Several people have asked for printable brochures describing Understand to help present to management. Here they are.
Fri, 1 Oct, 2021 at 12:01 PM
Can You Write Custom Scripts for Us?
We are happy to help you get comfortable with the API at no cost, and we’ll frequently do small scripts for free as well. If you need help with a larger pro...
Fri, 1 Oct, 2021 at 12:03 PM
ISO 26262, IEC 61508 and EN 50128 Compliant Understand Safety Manual
Tool Version  Tool Name: Understand Tool Version and ID: Version 6.3.1136 These are the specifically certified files from build 1136, they can be ...
Mon, 21 Jul, 2025 at 2:29 PM